Early holiday shopping deals: What to buy now or buy later

Turning to consumer news now. Believe it or not, the holiday shopping season has arrived. I guess it goes with the frost and it begins with major sales events. >> I'm going to walk out of here soon. Deals are now available at major retailers including Target, Walmart, Amazon Prime. Our Nidia Han joins us now with what to buy now and what to buy later. Nidia, >> in addition to Amazon, Target, and Walmart, other retailers including Best Buy, and Kohl's are also launching early holiday sales. But before you stock up for the winter gift giving season, listen up. This is the time for precision shopping. If you really want to save this holiday season, you need to be strategic. So, you definitely want to pay attention to these top categories this week. The first one uh is toys. Toys is always the first category to sell out during the holiday season, and this year, parents are starting earlier than ever. Other things to buy now are small appliances like air fryers, coffee makers, and vacuums. You can also save big this week on homegoods and decor. Also, if you've been eyeing an Amazon device, there's no reason to wait. This is one of the best times to buy Amazon devices. So, think Fire Sticks, Echo speakers, Ring doorbells, Kindles, and more because Amazon is discounting its own products heavily during these Prime Day sales. But there are things you should wait until Black Friday to buy. >> But I would hold off on things like electronics. We do tend to see better sales on them around Black Friday, especially TVs. If you're thinking about buying a TV for the holidays, wait until Black Friday. >> Also, wait to buy winter clothing and seasonal gear. Those items will be further marked down on Black Friday and Cyber Monday as well. And no matter what you're buying, make sure you're getting a real deal. So, a lot of retailers will drop the sale price that has been available for the last few weeks or months and make something full price again right before a sale starts just so that they can return it to that same sale price and make it seem like you're getting a really good deal. >> A couple websites track Amazon prices so you can see price history and they'll send you price drop alerts. One of those is Keepa. Another is Camel Camel Camel which has a browser extension called Camelizer. And make sure to shop through a cashback website like Racketin, which also has a browser extension. Right now, Racketin is running its Big Stack promotion where you can score 10% cash back. All of this information is on 6abc.com/consumer. I'm Midia Han, Channel 6 Action News.